Amazon Device Buyer’s Guide

Below are are discounted prices for Amazon devices, based on past sales, that will help you guage how good of a deal you can get. Also listed are release dates for different models to guage when a new model might be released.

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Fire TV Stick

Price Reasoning

The lowest price the Amazon Fire TV Stick has ever been is $19.99, which occurred during Prime Day 2018.The lowest price it has been to non-Prime members is $24.99, which occurred during Black Friday 2017

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Amazon Echo

Price Reasoning

The lowest price the current generation Amazon Echo has ever been is when it was $69.99 during Prime Day in 2018. The lowest price it has been to non-Prime members is $79.99, which was during Black Friday 2017. Amazon also offered two Echos for $119.99 during Prime Day 2018.

Amazon Echo Dot

Price Reasoning

The 3rd-gen Echo Dot has never been on sale. Amazon has only offered a $10 discount when purchasing two at the same time. For reference, the 2nd-gen Echo Dot was $29.99 during Prime Day 2018, but that is not a realistic price for the new model at this time.

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Amazon Echo Show

Price Reasoning

The new Echo Show has never been on sale apart from Amazon offering $100 when you purchase two at the same time. For reference, the old Echo Show was $129.99 during Prime Day in 2018, but that is not a realistic price for the new model at this time.

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Amazon Echo Spot

Price Reasoning

The lowest price the Echo Spot has ever been is $99.99, which occurred during Prime Day 2018. Prior to that, it was $103.99 when it was discounted in March '18 by 20% for one day only. Amazon also offered two Echo Spots for $179.98 during Prime Day 2018.

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Amazon Echo Buttons

Price Reasoning

The lowest price the Echo Buttons have ever been is $14.99 for a 2-pack during Prime Day 2018. Prior to that, they were on sale in April '18 when you could save $10 by purchasing 2 sets of 2, for a total of 4 buttons.

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Fire 7 Tablet

Price Reasoning

The lowest price the current generation Fire 7 Tablet has ever been is when it was $29.99 during Prime Day 2018, Black Friday 2017, and Prime Day 2017. Amazon has also offered a 3 pack of Fire 7 Tablets for as low as $79.97.

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Fire 7 Kids Edition Tablet

The Fire 7 Kids Edition Tablet is the exact same model as the Fire 7 Tablet above. For the extra money you get a 2 year worry-free replacement guarantee, a kid-proof case, no lock screen ads, and a 1 year Amazon FreeTime Unlimited subscription.

Regular Price$99.99

Okay Price$89.99

Good Price$79.99

Great Price$69.99

Price Reasoning

The lowest price the current generation Fire 7 Kids Edition Tablet has ever been is when it was $69.99 during Prime Day 2018, Prime Day 2017, and Black Friday 2017. Amazon has also offered a 2 pack of Fire 7 Kids Edition Tablets for as low as $119.98.

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Fire HD 8 Tablet

Price Reasoning

The current generation Fire HD 8 tablet has never been on sale. For reference, the lowest price that the previous generation Fire HD 8 tablet had ever been was $49.99 during Prime Day 2018, Black Friday 2017, and Prime Day 2017. Amazon had also offered a 3 pack of the old tablets for as low as $119.97.

Fire HD 8Kids Edition Tablet

The Fire HD 8 Kids Edition Tablet is the exact same model as the Fire HD 8 Tablet above. For the extra money you get a 2 year worry-free replacement guarantee, a kid-proof case, no lock screen ads, and a 1 year Amazon FreeTime Unlimited subscription.

Regular Price$129.99

Okay Price$119.99

Good Price$109.99

Great Price$99.99

Price Reasoning

The current generation Fire HD 8 tablet has only been on sale once for $99.99 at the end of October 2018. For reference, the lowest price that the previous generation Fire HD 8 Kids Edition had ever been was $89.99 during Prime Day 2018, Black Friday 2017, and Prime Day 2017. Amazon had also offered a 2 pack of previous generation kids tablets for as low as $149.98.

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Fire HD 10Kids Edition Tablet

The Fire HD 10 Kids Edition Tablet is the exact same model as the Fire HD 10 Tablet above. For the extra money you get a 2 year worry-free replacement guarantee, a kid-proof case, no lock screen ads, and a 1 year Amazon FreeTime Unlimited subscription.

Regular Price$199.99

Okay Price$179.99

Good Price$169.99

Great Price$159.99

Price Reasoning

The Fire HD 10 Kids Edition tablet has only been on sale once for $159.99 at the end of October 2018. Amazon did offer an introductory discount of $100 when purchasing two Fire HD 10 Kids Edition tablets for a total of $299.98. The deal prices listed are theoretical prices based on the introductory bundle offer, as well as sales that have occurred for the Fire 7 Kids Edition and the Fire HD 8 kids edition.